$1,500
Five Framed Silhouette Figures, England and /or America , 19th century, full-length portraits including four with black cut-out paper figures applied to paper: a pair depicting a lady and a gentleman, highlighted with gilt, 8 3/4 x 6 3/4 in. , mounted in bird's-eye maple frames, one depicting an old woman, with her walking stick for support, highlighted with gouache and ink, with embossed label "TAKEN AT THE HUBARD GALLERY," l.l., 10 3/4 x 7 in., in a bird's-eye maple frame, one depicting a young woman with wearing a fancy hat, with gilt and gouache highlights, 10 1/4 x 5 in., in a molded giltwood frame; together with an ink and gouache painted silhouette of a seated gentleman, holding a book and his spectacles on his lap, 10 3/4 x 8 3/4 in., in a molded wood frame. Condition: Toning, foxing, stains, not examined out of frames.
Auctioneer:
Skinner
Date:
2006-02-19
